Rail-tie and rail-joint combined.



NN, 812,548. y PATENTEII IEB. I3, 1906.

I II.P.G00K. RAIL TIB AND RAIL JOINT COMBINED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4` 1905.

ATENT QFFGE. l

unirti; sriiirESfA @RAIL-TIE ANDfnAiLfuQiurfoomingo! j Be litlknown. that LA RU-SSELL P.: Cook, a

citizen of. the,A United States, residing l at St.

Augustine, in 'the county of St.y Johns and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Rail- Joints Combined fand I do declare the follow- King to :be-a :1t-ull, clear, and exact description of the'invention, reference being had. tothe accompanying drawings, and to thelet'ters of referencemarkedthereon, which form a part of this s l'iecification..

This invention relates to Aties or slee 'ers for supporting' railway-,rails. on road-be spend positeties .that areconstructed of metaland eoi'icrete and to tiesthat .are adapted .with the rail-fastenings thereof to forze rail-joints. Objects of-the invention are to provide a .composite railwayftie that-may be produced at theininimuni cest andals be adapted to be hand led economically prior iobeing placed in .positionfor use,.to.provide a composite-tie' that may be used. and have ballast tamped under Vit in substantially the same manner as wooden ties are used and'kept in alinement,

' to provide,rail-fastenings for the tie that may serve as rail-braces, and to provide rail-fas tenings and s )lice-bars coinbined.

With the a ove-mentioned and minor ob- 'jectsiin viewjthe invention consists in a composite' railwaytie of novel constructionhin novel combined rail fastenings and braces,

t er, -in the parts and combinations and arrangements, of parts, as phereinafter particularly describedy and claimed. y

Referring to the drawings, Figure v1v is a perspective view of a railway-tie and coinbinedrail fastenings and splicebars con'-v stucted lin, accordance'with the invention. and fragments of rails in connection therewith; Fig. 2, a transverse secticnal'view of a railv and fastenings and longitudinal vertical sectional view of an end portion of the tie taken centrally thereof; Fig. 3, an end elevation of the metallic portionof thc tie Without the iail-fasteiiings thereof; Fig. 4, a longitib dinal vertical central sectional view of. the tie without the fastenings;. Fig. 5 ,arprspective view of one of the combined rail-fastenings and splice-bars; Fig. 6, a pers ective view of one of the plain forms of rail-fastenings of "tlieiiivention has particular reference to coinrepaired Feb. 13,1905'.

" lthevtie; land Fig. 7, atransverse sectional f' of, vtaken near an end of the tie.

view ofthe tie without 'the fastenings thcre v Similar reference' characters in the several 4figures ofthe drawings designate correspond.

' ing elements or features of construction or arrangement thereof.l l

A In apra'ctica-l' embodiment of' the invention lan essential main part of the tie is composed' "of iron or steel, and iin-comprises two endportions A' and-A anda middle portion B, 'all formed integral and having a shell-like form, 1,.

there being a top and two sides thereof, and 'the main part may be formed suitably-of channel-section iron or steel pressed Ato the desired shape in dies by a powerful press, -or the part may be cast of steel in arnold ihe middle portion B is preferably narrower-than y the end portions A and A', and parts of the tops of the end portionsare elevated lor pressed up and form' rail-chairs() and C-one i near either end-of the tie-somewhathigh-er than the remaining portions of the tie. Each chair is providedat the outer edge of. the top thereof with two gage-ears D and D', that are inclined above the top of the chair, and the ears may bepunched out ofthe inteal el" the chair. The width of the top of each chair is equal Vto the width ofthe base ofa rail that is to be used. A suitable number of stayrods a, b, c,d, andeare attached to the sides of the main part of the tie and extend horizontally from oneto the other side thereof. The sidesfof the chairs have bolt-holes f and j" therein, that are arranged inalineinent longitudinally of the tie inn'nediately-below the tops of the chairs.

The rail-"fasteners, which are essential parts of the ties, comprise a brace foi-m of clip that consists of a body part E, that is j'adapted to be placed against a side ol a chair, the body part-having a bolt-hole glo receivea bolt .that may be 'inserted in the holesf and f The body part E has heels /1 and 71,", that are adapted to bear upon the top of the tie, and an oblique-angled flange lf to engage the top of' a raililange,-:nn| a bszir-e (l to bear against the outer side oi the rail-web and the under sideol" the rail-head. 'lhsA form of clip is to be used at the outer sides nl' the i'ails and, if desired, may also be used at the -inner sides of the rails. Anci her form ol'p-l'astener comprises a plainrlp ior use al the inner sides of the rails `and consists of n holly IOC " all identically like the corresponding parts of the first-described clip, thebody part having the bolt-hole g therein.

The combined fastening and splice-bar for use vvhere rail-joints occur upon a tie consists of a body part E, having the hole g and the heels h and 71.- and flange F', all formed as above described. and a .splice-bar G is attached to the flange F and is rovided with bolt-holesfi to receive jointbolls j for securing the s lice-bars to the sides of rails at the joint en s thereof.

A bolt H and nut are provided for each railchair and set of rail-fastenin s and are adaptf ed to extend through the ho es f andf ofthe chair and through the. holes g of a pair of clips and to secure the clips tothe chair and Aalso to a rail, as le, or to two rails, as l and m,

at a joint' n.

'The body I of the tie is `composed of concrete, that is filled into the main metallic part while the latter is inverted,.au d the concrete is in .the 'form of plastic material, the plastic material surrounding the stay-rodsjand lling the interior of the rail-chairs, so that the chan-s form substantial foundations for the rails. The concrete body preferably is formed on or near the ground Where the tie is to be used.

In'pmctical use the ties are to b e'placeduponballast, and ballast will be filled in betwcengthe ties, as usual, and tamped under theni`-`.to'level them to grade.. The rails should be arranged so that joints will occur onjties, so that 'the chairs may form parts of the joint-supports in connection with the snlicebursthat are combined with the railfastennig clips. Having laid the rails upon the chairs, the. outer flanges of therails are to be pushed under the gage-ears, which will insure correct gaging of the rails. Then the clips and the splice-bars are to be secured by their bolts, as above mentioned.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is-4 1. A composite railway-tie includ' a metallie main part comprising sides an 'a to and provided `with elevated hollow raichairs having bolt-holes therein, a concrete body in the main part extendin mtothe hollow rail-chairs, bolts fitting in t e bolt-holes,

and pairs of clips having-bolt-holes therein to receive the bolts. f l

2. A composite railway-tie includin a metallic main part comprising sides an a top and provided chairs having bolt-holes therein, a plurality the main part and secured thereto, a con; crete body in the main part extending about the stay-rods and bolts tting in the bolt-holes, and pairs of cli s having bolt-holes therein to receive the bo ts.

3: A railway-tie and rail-joint combined `comprising a metallic main part provided With elevated rail-chairs for support abutting rail ends and havinghorizonta boltthe rail ends on the chairs and provided with ends together, the clips havin' bolt-holes chairs and the clips,

chairs. d 4. A railvva part provide With elevated hollow railchairs havin gage-ears at the tops thereof, a concrete bo f in the main part extending into the rail-chairs, clips for holding rails on the chairs, and bolts for securing the clips to the sides of the chairs.

5. A composite railway-tie including a metallic main part comprising atop provided a concrete body in; the'main part,

the top,

in presence of two witnesses.

RUSSELL' P. oooK.

Witnesses:

W. R. GEORGE, s .EUGENE L. BARNES.

With elevated -holloW railof stay-rods extending from side to sideof 6o holes therein, rail-fastening clips for holding:

perforated splice-bars for holding the rail'v therein, bolts fitting in the bolt-noles of the and a concrete body in. u the main part and extending into the railand pairs of rail-clipsattachable to the top to-the hollow chairs,

tie including a metallic main with integral gage-ears and jsides attached to 

